| minute hand |
the longer hand on a watch or a clock, which moves around the entire face once an hour and indicates minutes. |
| minutely |
occurring on a small or minute scale, or in fine detail. |
| minuteman |
an American militiaman of the Revolutionary War period who was ready to fight on a moment's notice. |
| minute steak |
a small, thin piece of steak, often cubed, that cooks quickly. |
| minutia |
(usu. pl.) a small or unimportant detail; triviality. |
| minx |
a flirtatious or impudent young woman. |
| Miocene |
of, relating to, or designating the geological epoch between the Oligocene and Pliocene of the Tertiary Period, from approximately 26 million to 5 million years ago, when mammals began to acquire modern characteristics. [2 definitions] |
| miosis |
severe contraction of the pupil of the eye. (Cf. mydriasis.) |
| Mira |
a red variable star in the constellation Cetus, having a widely fluctuating magnitude between 2.0 and 10.0. |
| mirabelle |
a small, sweet, deep-yellow fruit that resembles a plum. [3 definitions] |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| miracle |
an event that cannot be explained by the known laws of nature and is therefore attributed to a supernatural or divine power. [2 definitions] |
| miracle play |
a type of medieval religious drama that depicted the lives of saints or Biblical stories. |
| miraculous |
of the nature of a miracle. [2 definitions] |
| mirage |
an optical effect, often occurring in the desert or on hot pavement, in which light distorted by air masses of different temperatures creates the illusion of water and sometimes inverts distant objects. [2 definitions] |
| Miranda |
of or pertaining to the legal obligation of an arresting officer to inform a person being arrested of his or her legal rights. |
| Miranda rights |
specific rights that a person has about what they can do or say after being arrested by the police. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. [7 definitions] |
| mirex |
an insecticide used esp. against the stinging fire ant. |
| mirror |
a smooth, reflecting surface, usu. glass, with a metallic or similar backing. [5 definitions] |
| mirror image |
an image of something as though it were seen in a mirror. |